Busy month of league races for Frome Running Club
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| Compton Bassett 5 Mile |
September with The Beast, a 13-ish mile trail race in the Purbecks. Two Frome runners took to the starting line on Corfe Common, with Paul Horton (MV60) finishing in 01:47:49 (for third in age category), followed by Ian Holmes (MV50) in 02:03:03. On the same day, Frome fielded a strong team for the Compton Bassett 5 Mile, race no. six in the Wiltshire Road Race League. Everyone put in a stellar performance on the day, Alex Fisher (MV40) led the charge with a finishing time of 00:31:49. He was followed by Dan Gaisford (MV40) in 00:32:14, David Lee (MV40) in 00:34:57, Neal Crowe (MV60) in 00:35:16 and Daniel Thomson (MSEN) in 00:35:23. First Frome female to finish was Poppy Burton (FV40), who secured third in age category, followed by Claire Bowles (FSEN) in 00:36:22 (first in age category), Alan Brawn (MV50) in 00:39:27, Emma Yeo (FV50) in 00:39:34 and Clare Dunning (FSEN) in 00:39:46. Joanne Thwaite (FV50) crossed the line in 00:41:14 and Paul Goodwin (MV70) in 00:46:49. Also on 7 September, Frome stalwart Barrie Knight (MV70) made the long journey up to Newcastle to take part in the Great North Run, posting a time of 02:00:28.
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| Chippenham Half |
The league action didn’t let up with race 7 in the Wiltshire league, the Chippenham Half Marathon, taking place just seven days later on 14 September. Michael Gorman (MSEN) was first to finish for Frome Running Club in 01:26:48, followed closely by Dan Gaisford (MV40) in 01:28:19, Alexander Fisher (MV40) in 01:28:23, James Arnall-Culliford (MV40) in 01:28:58 and Paul Horton (MV60) in 01:30:56 for 3rd in age category. James Hood (MSEN) finished the 13.1 miles in 01:33:31, followed by Keith Vance (MV50) in 01:38:36, Nadia Miah (FSEN) in 01:40:33 and Claire Bowles (FV35) in 01:42:00. Ben Spicer (MV40) finished in 01:45:03, David Lee (MV40) in 01:46:28, Clare Dunning (FV35) in 01:51:52 and David Alsford (MV50) in 01:59:21.
Three days later, on 10 September, saw the final (6th) race in the TRRC Summer 5k series. Alexander Fisher (MV40) was the first Frome Club runner to finish in 00:18:44. Hot on his heels was Daniel Thomson (MSEN) in 00:20:48, Poppy Burton Morgan (FV40) in 00:21:36 and Brett Sadler (MV70), whose time of 00:25:42 earned him first in age category.
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| Self-Transcendence 24-Hour Track Race |
On Saturday, 21 September, FRC runner Ian Holmes (MV50) took on a challenge of a different kind with the Self Transcendence 24-Hour track race. The aim of the race is for participants to complete as many loops of a 400-metre athletics track as they can in the 24 hours. Ian completed 109.684 miles in the 24-hour timeframe.
21 September also saw the return of the Mells Scenic race. Two of Frome’s finest took on the 7-ish mile mixed terrain race, with Ronan Ferguson (MSEN) finishing in 00:47:45, bagging fourth position overall, and Annabel Litchfield crossing the line as first female in 00:50:56.
27 September, two more Fromies were in action, this time in Bath & Bristol for the Trail Escape: Bristol to Bath Marathon and Trail Escape: 25K run. Sam Baraud (MSEN) completed the marathon in 04:10:13 while Daniel Thomson ran the 25 km route in 03:59:34.
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| Bristol to Bath Marathon |
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| Devizes 10K |
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